ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General
Communication, Inc. (GCI) announced it has significantly increased Internet
speeds in Ketchikan.
The increased speeds are available through a service called Xtreme, and
will be available following the recent $33 million fiber optic cable
investment that connected Ketchikan to the United West cable line stretching
from Seattle to Southcentral Alaska.
According to Miguel Torres, Ketchikan System Manager, the improvements
will double the online speed former users of Hypernet Silver will experience
when they upgrade to Xtreme. Ultimate Package subscribers who choose to
upgrade to GCI's new-to-Ketchikan, Ultimate Xtreme packages, can see speeds up
to 20 times faster and get unlimited downloads. An Internet file that took
three minutes to download on Hypernet Silver will take a little more than nine
seconds with Ultimate Xtreme Power.
The current Hypernet speeds have a capacity of 512 Kb -- 1.5 Mb per second
and the new Ultimate Xtreme services will be offered at the same prices with a
capacity of up to 10 Mb per second. The price of each of the new Xtreme
packages range from $49.99 to $149.99 per month.
To upgrade to the improved service, Ketchikan residents may visit the GCI
Ketchikan store, Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm, and Saturday, Noon to 4pm,
at 2417 Tongass Avenue #104, in the Plaza Mall or call 907-225-2191 or visit
http://www.gci.com.
GCI (Nasdaq: GNCMA) is the largest telecommunications company in Alaska. A
pioneer in bundled services, GCI provides local, long distance and wireless
telephone, cable television, Internet and data communications services
throughout Alaska. More information about the company can be found at
http://www.gci.com.
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